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Newgate wins the Big ‘Cap to become Into Mischief’s 19th G1 winner

Newgate proves best in the 1 1/4-mile Santa Anita Handicap (G1) under Frankie Dettori | Benoit photo Into Mischief was represented with his 19th Grade 1 winner when his 4-year-old son Newgate captured the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 3rd, capping a monster day at Santa Anita… Read More

Bolt d’Oro’s Ruby Nell scores in Grade 2 Buena Vista for home team

Ruby Nell speeds away to win the $200,000 Buena Vista S. (G2) at Santa Anita | Benoit photo Bolt d’Oro’s rising filly Ruby Nell used her impressive speed to win the Buena Vista S. (G2) as the favorite at Santa Anita March 3rd. Campaigned by Spendthrift and trainer… Read More
First-crop multiple GSW Ruby Nell wins the 2024 Buena Vista S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park | Benoit photo

National Treasure to stand at Spendthrift upon retirement

Multiple G1 winner National Treasure is leading sire Quality Road’s only classic winner to date | Coglianese photo Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding rights to multiple Grade 1 winner National Treasure, last year’s Preakness (G1) champ and a thrilling winner of Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1)… Read More

Pretty Mischievous named 3-year-old Filly Eclipse Award champion

Pretty Mischievous became the seventh lifetime Eclipse Award winner for Into Mischief when she was named the Champion 3-year-old Filly of 2023... Read More
Champion Pretty Mischievous | 2023 Kentucky Oaks-G1 | Coady photo

First foal is a colt for classic winner Mo Donegal

Mo Donegal joined Nyquist as the only classic winners by Uncle Mo at stud | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm’s Mo Donegal, the classic-winning son of Uncle Mo, sired his first reported foal this week when a colt was born at WinStar Farm in Versailles. Bred by Alfredo Gastaneta,… Read More

Unbeaten Kopion is Omaha Beach’s first Graded SW after Santa Ynez-G3 romp

Kopion, a 3-year-old filly from the debut crop of Omaha Beach, is on the Kentucky Oaks trail | Benoit Photo Omaha Beach, who finished 2023 as a top Freshman Sire, sired his first Graded Stakes winner on January 7th when his undefeated filly Kopion won the Grade 3… Read More

History: A ‘Spendthrift Superfecta’ in 2023 Freshman Sire race

Spendthrift Farm made history in 2023 when four of the farm's freshman sires took the top four spots on the First-Crop sire list... Read More

Into Mischief earns fifth consecutive General Sire title

Into Mischief continued to dominate the North American General Sire list in 2023, earning his fifth title in a row... Read More

G1 winner & multimillionaire Zandon retires to Spendthrift

G1 winner Zandon was one of the fastest performers of 2023 according to Ragozin with a 4 3/4 fig | Coady photo Zandon, the Grade 1 winner and earner of $2,200,000, has been retired from racing and has arrived at Spendthrift Farm where he will take up stud… Read More
Zandon | 2022 Blue Grass S. (G1) at Keeneland | Coady photo

Champion Forte arrives at Spendthrift, will stand for $50,000 S&N in 2024

Forte becomes the first Champion 2-Year-Old to retire to Spendthrift in over 40 years since Seattle Slew, Affirmed and Lord Avie | Coady photo Champion Forte has been retired from racing and has arrived at Spendthrift Farm where he will take up stud duty in 2024. His introductory… Read More

Arabian Lion, G1 winner by Justify, retires to Spendthrift

Arabian Lion is the first G1 winner by Triple Crown winner Justify to retire to stud | NYRA photo Leading 3-year-old Arabian Lion, who became Justify’s first Grade 1 winner after capturing this year’s Woody Stephens S. (G1) at Belmont, has been retired from racing and will enter… Read More

Spendthrift sets early-bird fees on leading first-crop sires

Vino Rosso had colts place in the Breeders’ Futurity-G1, Champagne-G1 and American Pharoah-G1 over the weekend | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm has set early-bird stud fees for the 2024 breeding season for Maximus Mischief, Mitole, Vino Rosso and Omaha Beach, who currently occupy the first, second, third and… Read More